Republicans talk about how life and death Iraq is, yet in the same sentence want extreme tax cuts. We haven't paid for ANY of the Iraq war, lumping over $1 trillion in debt and continuing interest on our national debt.
If it is/was so important and you support the troops sooooo much, why won't you help pay the bill for something this important?
And, when are you going to tell us WHO is paying the bill? Are you going to bankrupt social services, pass the bill to the middle class, or leave it to the Democrats to clean up your mess and yell and scream from the sidelines as they try to repair all the damage you have wrought?
2006-10-25 05:59:33 · 12 answers · asked by thehiddenangle 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I'm hearing crickets over the roar of the Republicans here. Isn't government somewhat about balancing priorities?
And just for the record, we not only didn't RAISE taxes, we had the gall to LOWER them while sending our spending through the roof here. Even a tax freeze would have helped cover several hundred BILLIONS of the war cost!
2006-10-25 07:20:20 · update #1
Evidence suggests the people paying for Iraq with their lives and the people who aren't paying for Iraq with their tax cuts are NOT the same people!
2006-10-25 07:22:52 · update #2
Republicans try to paint Democrats as tax-and-spend, even though the Democrats usually spend far less than the Republicans. Republicans hate raising taxes, and wait for a Democrat to come into office to balance the budget and start paying our nation's debts so they can blame the Democrats for raising taxes.
The Republicans claim to spend less, by cutting programs that cost little in the grand scheme (but make a difference in the lives of ordinary citizens, not just the people on the welfare rolls that poor Republicans hate so much), while spending astronomical amounts on the military and security and pretending that it had to be done, and doesn't count as spending!
We do need a top-notch military, but passing the debt on to the future is irresponsible. And we don't need to buy every new toy that military contractors can think of--our military is already technologically years ahead of anyone else.
2006-10-25 06:09:42 · answer #1 · answered by wayfaroutthere 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-16 09:47:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bush knew it would be harder to get support for his war if, in addition to asking some young Americans to sacrifice their lives, he toldl Americans they are going to have to pay for your war by increased taxes. It is easier to borrow from other countries and then let our kids pay for it after you are out of office. It would have been different if the Iraq war had been a war born of necessity like WWII rather than a war of choice. As a result of this policy the biggest threat to America today is not from North Korea or Iran, but from those countries who could destroy America tomorrow if they quit financing our government.
2006-10-25 06:10:01 · answer #3 · answered by rec 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like that is exactly what is going to happen. By the way I'm sure the families and friends of the fallen and injured believe they ARE paying for it.
2006-10-25 06:04:26 · answer #4 · answered by sexmagnet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same smoke arguments used during Vietnam, according to idiots back then we should have been paying for it til 2100 or something. Didn't happen, won't happen now. Go back to bed chicken little the sky might hit ya.
2006-10-25 06:01:40 · answer #5 · answered by Have gun, will travel. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You obviously see something wrong with trickle down economics. This will enlighten you further.
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2006/10/problematic_conclusions.html
2006-10-25 06:03:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You get what you VOTE for and not voting is worse, it is time you guys also start thinking about of changing your out of date prostitution or should I say Constitution.
Take care!
2006-10-25 06:04:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Halliburton needs profits.
2006-10-25 06:01:13 · answer #8 · answered by Cheryl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
RIGHT YOU ARE THEY WILL LEAVE IT FOR THE DEMS TO CLEAN UP AND THEN BLAME IT ON THEM .....AHHH I REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN WE HAD A SURPLUS RATHER THAN A DEBT. WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT THEN...OH YEAH CLINTON.............ECONOMY GOOD PLUS TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF DEBT ......WHATS THE SCORE REALLY.....
2006-10-25 06:04:18 · answer #9 · answered by Unfrozen Caveman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are paying for it. And will be paying for it for a very long time.
2006-10-25 06:02:10 · answer #10 · answered by speedball182 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋